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Turkey and the Kurds are on the brink of war — and the Pentagon is right in the middle of it - Business Insider Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:03:51 GMT

Business Insider

Turkey and the Kurds are on the brink of war — and the Pentagon is right in the middle of it
Business Insider
Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa. Thomson Reuters. Turkey and the US-backed YPG forces — which have been helping the coalition fight ISIS in Syria — have been clashing off and on since at least April.
Turkey wanted thousands of US troops for Raqqa offensiveAl-Monitor
Syrian Kurds to return bodies to Turkey after Syrian clashesKurdistan24
Turkey-backed FSA launches offensive against US-backed SDF in SyriaTRT World

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Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group - The Guardian Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:12:05 GMT

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Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group
The Guardian
Amnesty International urged the British government to end its silence over Turkey's slide into authoritarian rule on Tuesday after its local director and five other activists were remanded in custody on accusations of belonging to a terrorist organisation.
Turkey arrests six human rights activistsAljazeera.com
Turkish Court Jails Six Human Rights Activists Pending TrialNBCNews.com
Germany concerned by human rights activist's arrest in TurkeyFinancial Times
Reuters -Vox
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As Turkey and NATO Drift Apart, Russia, China, and Iran Stand to Gain - National Review Tue, 18 Jul 2017 19:28:56 GMT

National Review

As Turkey and NATO Drift Apart, Russia, China, and Iran Stand to Gain
National Review
Turkey, long a bulwark against Soviet (later Russian) adventurism, has started to look wobbly. Most of the concern within NATO's leadership and in the halls of its member states' parliaments can be traced back to one man: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the ...
Turkey, close to S-400 deal, also goes for Eurosam solutionDefenseNews.com
Why NATO's 'Planned Russia-Turkey Conflict' Never HappenedSputnik International

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Turkey rolls out new school curriculum - without Darwin - Reuters Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:21:06 GMT

Reuters

Turkey rolls out new school curriculum - without Darwin
Reuters
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey announced a new school curriculum on Tuesday that excluded Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, feeding opposition fears President Tayyip Erdogan is subverting the republic's secular foundations. The chairman of a teachers' ...
Turkey's new curriculum ditches Darwin, will teach jihad as 'loving your nation'RT

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Greek foreign minister: Turkey wasn't ready for Cyprus deal - ABC News Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:37:49 GMT

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Greek foreign minister: Turkey wasn't ready for Cyprus deal
ABC News
Turkey showed it is not ready to come to an agreement on reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus during recently failed peace talks, Greece's foreign minister said Tuesday. Nikos Kotzias said 10 days of negotiations at a Swiss resort, which ended July 7, ...
Cyprus Turkey Peace TalksColorado Springs Gazette
Turkey, TRNC to consider other options than unfruitful talks, FM Çavuşoğlu saysDaily Sabah
Turkey: Turkish Cypriots also have rights on resourcesAnadolu Agency
Hurriyet Daily News
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Turkey: Disgraceful Court Ruling to Jail Rights Defenders | Human ... - Human Rights Watch Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:02:58 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Turkey: Disgraceful Court Ruling to Jail Rights Defenders | Human ...
Human Rights Watch
Human rights defenders detained by police in Istanbul on July 5, 2017. From bottom left: Nalan Erkem; Nejat Taştan; İlknur Üstün, İdil Eser, Özlem Dalkıran, ...

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Gulen admits meeting key figure in Turkey coup plot, dismisses Erdogan's 'senseless' claims - FRANCE 24 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:10:40 GMT

FRANCE 24

Gulen admits meeting key figure in Turkey coup plot, dismisses Erdogan's 'senseless' claims
FRANCE 24
In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Fethullah Gulen admitted meeting a key figure in Turkey's July 2016 attempted coup. But the Turkish cleric said that a mere visit from one of his followers isn't proof he orchestrated the failed coup. Turkey's ...
Turkey extends emergency rule for three more monthsAljazeera.com
The Guardian view on post-coup Turkey: don't rebuild on vengeanceThe Guardian
Protests as Turkey extends emergency ruleeuronews
The Hindu -South China Morning Post -Washington Post
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Turkey national team coach Fatih Terim facing police probe after 'leading gang who wrecked kebab house' - The Sun Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:44:00 GMT

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Turkey national team coach Fatih Terim facing police probe after 'leading gang who wrecked kebab house'
The Sun
Turkey national boss Fatih Terim is facing a police probe after allegedly leading a gang that wrecked a kebab house. Veteran coach Terim has managed his national side for 11 years across three spells. Veteran Turkish manager Fatih Terim is in hot water ...


Turkey's Erdogan turned a failed coup into his path to greater power - Washington Post Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:05:55 GMT

Washington Post

Turkey's Erdogan turned a failed coup into his path to greater power
Washington Post
Over the weekend, Turkey marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his elected government. You probably know the story: On July 15, 2016, a mutinous faction of soldiers staged a short-lived ...
A Year Later, A Divided Turkey Remembers Failed Coup AttemptNPR
How Turkey's leader used a failed coup to step on the oppositionCNBC
Turkey marks anniversary of failed coup attemptLos Angeles Times
The Guardian -TIME
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Just Turkey restaurant closes - Evanston Now Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:40:00 GMT

Evanston Now

Just Turkey restaurant closes
Evanston Now
The Just Turkey restaurant at 2430 Main St. in Evanston has closed after three years in operation. Owner Ginger Maddox, in a post on the restaurant's Facebook page, says that the effort to keep the business operating, while also having another full ...